Improvement in washing-machines



NrrED y STA'rEs HARVEY CARPENTIER, OF PLAIN CITY, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lS9,84 l, dated April 24, 1877 application tiled January 17, 1877.

To all 'whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, HARVEY CARPENTER, of Plain City, in the county ,of Madison and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Washing- Machines, of

y which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlugs.

The invention relates to an improvement in washing-machines and consists in the devices hereinafter specifically described, the object bein g to furnish a machine that will thoroughly and effectually cleanse clothing and analogous articles.

Figure l is a top View of a device embodying the elements of the invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section of same.

In the accompanying drawings, Arepresen ts the tub, provided with the legs B and extended backing D, to afford a support to which a clothes-wringer may be attached. At a suitable place on the sides ot' the tub A are se cured the standards E, extending upward a proper distance, their upper ends being connected by the brace F. The standards are provided with the slots H, to receive the ends of the axles I, in which the ends .of the axles have a vertical movement, caused by the tension of the helical spring L, arranged in one of the slots H around the post M,and resting upon the journal-block N, beneath which the axle I is situated. The end otl the axle I opposite the spring L is furnished with a fly-wheel, T, of suitable weight toimpart momentum to the concave roller P, placed upon the axle I, thereby decreasing the labor and exertion required in operating the machines in common use. Immediately beneath the roller P is situated the convex roller a, the convexity of which iits closely within the concavity of the roller P, and is mounted upon the axle b, provided on one endwith thecrank d, whereby power is applied. The convex roller'e is secured a proper distance from and on a horizontal plane with the roller a, over which rollers is passed the endless carrierbelt f,- composed of any suitable material,

preferably of cotton or other iiexible fabric. Upon the carrier f, at certain intervals, are furnished the fastening attachment-s h, composed of the loop 'i and cross-bar Z, upon the ends of which loop the barhas a free sliding movement, the bar being placed near the free side of the loop and retained by any desirable IIIBHJIIS.

It is obvious that when it is desired to widen the distance between the side of the loopt' and cross-bar l, for the purpose of inserting the articles to be cleansed between them, the bar l must be moved toward the other side of the loop t', which is consummated by lessening the tension of the carrier, or by the elasticity of the material ot' which the carrier is composed. When the bar l has been forced from the free side of the loop t' and the clothing inserted between them, the elastic power ofthe belt will draw the cross-bar toward its former position, and thereby prevent the articles so fastened from becoming disengaged from the belt and remaining unwashedin the bottom of the tub. The roller n is placed midway between the convex rollers a e, to facilitate the revolution ot' the carrierbelt'. The ends of the carrier-belt are connected and secured by the hooks t and eyesu, the hooks being fastened to one end of the belt, and the eyes in. a corresponding position on the other end. The part of the hooks that extends beyond-the edge of the material of which the belt is composed is T-shaped, while the same portion of the loops or eyes is in the form ot' the letter U. To unite the ends of the belt it is only necessary to turn the hook edgewise, force it through the loop, and return it to its former position. Thus a smooth surface is presentedto the rollers and the belt properly fastened.

In the operation of the machine water is placed in the tub and clothing fed to the fast enings It. Power is then applied to the crank d, by means of which the rollers P, a, e, and n are caused to rotate, thereby imparting motion to the belt f, which, now having the clothing attached, passes over the rollers a, e, and n, and between the rollers P and a. This opera- ATENT OFFICE;

tion is continued until the articles are clean, Iny testimony that I claim the foregoing when they are removed and replaced by others improvement in Washing-machines, as above and the movement repeated. described, I have hereunto set my hand. What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- HARVEY CARPENTER.`

The concave roller P, in combination with the conve'x rollers a and e, connected by the Witnesses:

belt f, which is furnished with the loop z' and` ASA CONVERSE, sliding bar l, substantially as shown and -de- WILLIAM ALLEN. scribed. 

